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About Hundra Village

Hundra is a small village in Herhanj tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 474, made up of 246 males and 228 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 210.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hundra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hundra village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Latehar
Tehsil Herhanj
Pincode 822107
Area (hectares) 210.77 hectares
Population 474
Male Population 246
Female Population 228
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hundra compares

By the 2011 count Hundra is the 29th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 693 residents. Its 210.77 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Hundra

Hundra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Hundra as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hundra from other places

Hundra lies about 23 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Balumath, about 16 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Hundra
Tehsil headquarters Herhanj 5.3 km
Nearest railway station Balumath 16 km
District headquarters Latehar 23 km
Nearest town Lātehār 23 km

Villages closest to Hundra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Herhanj tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Hundra

As per the Census of India 2011, Hundra village had a population of 474. That makes it the 29th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 693 residents.

Hundra village has 246 males and 228 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hundra has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Hundra is 822107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hundra covers 210.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hundra falls under Herhanj tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Hundra is Balumath, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Hundra.

Hundra is about 23 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hundra is in Herhanj tehsil of Latehar district. Herhanj is about 5.3 km away. Balumath is about 16 km away. Latehar is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nawada (under 2 km), Meral (1.8 km) and Sardhabar (2.4 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Hundra today is likely to be higher.

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